Deck 8: Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Question 1

A forward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes

Answer 1

False
A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes

Question 2

Enterprise application integration (EAI)middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Answer 2

True
Enterprise application integration (EAI)middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Question 3

Plan, source, give, get, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.

Answer 3

False
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.

Question 4

Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.

Question 5

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all downstream systems and processes.

Question 6

Application integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Question 7

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes

Question 8

In the basic supply chain source refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.

Question 9

Integrations are achieved using middleware -several types of software that sit between and provide connectivity for two or more software applications. Middleware translates information between disparate systems.

Question 10

Data integration is the integration of data from multiple sources, which provides a unified view of all data.

Question 11

Middleware translates information between disparate systems.

Question 12

Enterprise application integration (EAI)middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Question 13

A forward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all downstream systems and processes.

Question 14

Eintegration is the use of the Internet to provide customers with the ability to gain personalized information by querying corporate databases and their information sources.

Question 15

Integrations provide enterprisewide support and data access for a firm's operations and business processes.

Question 16

In the basic supply chain source refers to building relationships with suppliers to procure raw materials.

Question 17

Integrations allow separate systems to communicate directly with each other, eliminating the need for manual entry into multiple systems.

Question 18

Application integration is the integration of data from multiple sources, which provides a unified view of all data.

Question 19

The customers' customer is upstream in the supply chain.

Question 20

Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Question 21

In the basic supply chain deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.

Question 22

Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 23

In the basic supply chain return refers to prepare to manage all resources required to meet demands.

Question 24

In the basic supply chain make refers to manufacturing products and create production schedules.

Question 25

Products are distributed to customers and their downstream customers at all levels.

Question 26

Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 27

A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

Question 28

Customer order cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.

Question 29

Materials are transformed into semifinished and finished products-the organization's own production processes.

Question 30

Customer order cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.

Question 31

In the basic supply chain return refers to supporting customers and product returns.

Question 32

Inventory turnover is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

Question 33

Inventory cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.

Question 34

Supply chain execution system is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain

Question 35

Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.

Question 36

Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain

Question 37

Information technology's primary role in supply chain management is creating the integrations or tight process and information linkages between functions within a firm - such as marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and distribution - and between firms.

Question 38

Effective and efficient supply chain management systems can enable an organization to decrease the power of its buyers.

Question 39

In the basic supply chain plan refers to preparing to manage all resources required to meet demand.

Question 40

Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.

Question 41

Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 42

The bullwhip effect is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants

Question 43

Supply chain visibility ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.

Question 44

Electronic data interchange (EDI)is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants

Question 45

Supply chain event management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.

Question 46

Supply chain event management (SCEM)enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.

Question 47

Collaborative demand planning allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a product.

Question 48

Logistics controls processes inside a company (warehouse logistics)and outside a company (transport logistics)and focuses on the physical execution part of the supply chain.

Question 49

The bullwhip effect occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the supply chain

Question 50

Electronic data interchange occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the supply chain

Question 51

A supply chain execution system might electronically route orders from a manufacturer to a supplier using electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants.

Question 52

Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.

Question 53

Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a product.

Question 54

Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

Question 55

Collaborative engineering helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

Question 56

Selling chain management enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.

Question 57

Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as required.

Question 58

Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.

Question 59

Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.

Question 60

Procurement can help a company answer the following question - What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?

Question 61

Outbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as required.

Question 62

3D printing supports materials management.

Question 63

Logistics includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.

Question 64

Inbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 65

Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.

Question 66

Cradle to grave provides materials management support.

Question 67

Procurement includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.

Question 68

RFID supports procurement.

Question 69

3D printing is unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

Question 70

3D printing supports procurement.

Question 71

Logistics includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and communication to take a product from cradle to grave. Cradle to grave provides logistics support.

Question 72

3D Printing is a process that builds-layer by layer in an additive process- a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 73

Drones include a process that builds-layer by layer in an additive process- a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 74

RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

Question 75

Drones support logistics.

Question 76

The process of 3D printing (additive manufacturing)builds-layer by layer in an additive process-a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 77

Logistics can help a company answer the following question - What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?

Question 78

Materials management is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.

Question 79

Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

Question 80

RFID supports logistics.